ALPAUGH, Norman Walton (c. 1885-1954) arrived in Toronto in 1906 and worked in the office of Robert J. Edwards for two years while at the same time accepting commissions for private residences. In 1908 he prepared a design for a duplex house for Samuel G. Near, Bellair Street, TORONTO, ONT. (C.R., xxii, 16 Dec. 1908, 22, illus.) and published a skillfully rendered perspective drawing for an Edwardian house in the Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto (C.R., xxiii, 6 Jan. 1909, 31, illus.) He formed a partnership with Charles M. Willmot in 1909 (see list of works under Willmot & Alpaugh). It appears he moved to Regina, Sask in 1911, where he was in a short-lived partnership lasting two months with S.J. Tripp (see works under Tripp & Alpaugh). By 1912 he had left Canada and moved to Los Angeles, Calif. where he is best known for his Beaux-Arts designs for The Town House Hotel, the Asbury Apartments, and the Park-Wilshire Hotel. In 1924 his elaborate rendering for a large residence for George Cole (presumably in Los Angeles) was published in the architectural journal Pencil Points [New York], v, Oct. 1924, Plate xl, and credited to the partnership of Russell & Alpaugh. He later collaborated with the architect S. Charles Lee on the design of over 300 movie theatres for the Fox West Coast chain of theatres. Alpaugh died in Los Angeles, California on 15 November 1954 (obituary Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 1954, 11; obit. Michigan Society of Architects Monthly Bulletin, xxix, Jan. 1955).
(works in California)
RASCHE & ALPAUGH
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF., a large 6 storey hotel with 350 rooms, for the Foothill Corp., Hollywood Boulevard at Vista Del Mar Street, 1920 (Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1920, Section Five, p. 1, illus. & detailed architectural descrip.)
SEDWICK & ALPAUGH
TORRANCE, CALIF., First National Bank, 1921 (Los Angeles Times, 27 March 1921, Section Five, p. 6, descrip.)
RUSSELL & ALPAUGH
VENICE, CALIF., Ocean Park Casino, a large 3 storey block on the ocean front, between Navy Street and Marine Street, 1921 (Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 1922, Section Five, p. 5, illus. & descrip.)
VENICE, CALIF., Venice Junior High School, 1922 (Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 1922, Section Five, p. 10, descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF, a 6 storey apartment block for D. Trattner and others, Wilshire Boulevard at Carondelet Street, 1922; but plans later revised by Russell & Alpaugh for an 8 storey apartment block (Los Angeles Times, 11 June 1922, Section Five, p. 1, illus. & descrip.; and 15 Oct. 1922, Section Five, p. 1, descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., a 4 storey apartment block for Low & Bard, Seventh Street at Catalina Street, in the Wilshire District, 1922 (Los Angeles Times, 2 July 1922, Section Five, p. 1, illus. & descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., a theatre for Col. J.B. Lankershim, Grand Avenue, between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, 1922 (Los Angeles Evening Express, 11 Nov. 1922, 15)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Temple Emanu-El Synagogue, South Manhattan Avenue, between Sixth Street and Wilshire Boulevard, 1923 (Los Angeles Times, 26 May 1923, Section Two, p. 1 and 3, descrip.; and 19 Sept. 1923, Section Two, p. 1, illus. & detailed descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., San Jacinto Apartments [also called The Asbury Apartments], West Sixth Street at Carondelet Street, a 12 storey apartment block, 1923-24 (Los Angeles Times, 8 July 1923, Section Five, p. 5, descrip.; and 21 March 1926, Film Pictorial Section, p. 4-5, illus. & descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Rendallia Apartments, Eleventh Street at Lake Street, a 4 storey apartment block for Mrs. Julia A. Fitch, 1923 (Los Angeles Times, 15 July 1923, Section Five, p. 8, descrip.)
SAWTELLE, CALIF., Warren Harding High School, Texas Street at Boonville Street, 1924 (Los Angeles Evening Express, 15 Feb. 1924, 12, descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Auto Motor Mart, South Figueroa Street, between 21st Street and 22nd Street, a large auto parts store, 1924 (Los Angeles Times, 20 July 1924, Section Five, p. 1, illus. & descrip.)
N.A. ALPAUGH
ALTA CANYADA, CALIF., large residence for George Thompson, 1926 (Los Angeles Times, 5 Sept. 1926, Section Five, p. 3, descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., a 12 storey office block, South Spring Street near West 8th Street, for Winhawk Corp., 1926-27; demol. (Los Angeles Times, 19 Sept. 1926, Section Five, p. 10, descrip.)
LA JOLLA, CALIF., a 9 storey hotel for the La Jolla-Del Mar Hotel Co., "...opposite Casa De Manana", on the waterfront, 1926-27 (Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 1926, Section Two, p. 9, descrip.)
OCEAN PARK, CALIF., a 3 storey block of stores and apartments, for J.M. Stiles, Main Street near Kinney Street, 1926-27 (Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 1926, Section Five, p. 1, descrip.)
BALBOA, CALIF., Rock Island Beach Club, 1926-27 (Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 1926, Section Two, p. 3, descrip.)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF., a large commercial block of stores and offices for Chamberlain & Proctor, Hollywood Boulevard at Cherokee Avenue, 1927 (Los Angeles Times, 3 April 1927, Section Five, 9, illus. &
descrip.)
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF., a large golf clubhouse for the Irvine Beach & Country Club Estates, 1927 (Los Angeles Times, 24 July 1927, Section Five, 2, descrip.; and 31 July 1927, Section Five, p. 4, descrip.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., The Town House Hotel, Wilshire Boulevard at Commonwealth Avenue, 1928 (Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 1928, Section Five, 1)
SANTA MONICA, CALIF., The Elmiro Theatre, 3rd Street, 1934; demol. 1988 but original facade still standing (Los Angeles Times, 10 June 1934, 24)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., California House & Garden Exhibition, design for a large house "....in the Norman style", 1936 (Los Angeles Times, 20 Sept. 1936, Section Five, p. 4, illus. & descrip.)
SANTA MONICA, CALIF., Franklin Apartments, Arizona Street at Franklin Street, a low-rise complex of four buildings, 1949-50 (Los Angeles Times, 18 Sept. 1949, Section Five, p. 4, illus. & descrip.)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF., two low-rise apartments for K.B.S. Inc., Los Palmas Avenue at Franklin Avenue, 1949-50 (Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 1949, Section Five, p. 1 and 2, illus. & descrip.)
COMPETITIONS
PENCIL POINTS MAGAZINE [New York], 1931, a national competition for new house designs in the United States. The English Cottage Design by Alpaugh was one of 75 entries submitted by architects from across the country, and it was publicly exhibited in Los Angeles in 1931 (Los Angeles Times, 28 June 1931, Section Five, p. 4, illus. & descrip.)